This service and repair manual is written to the 2016 Lexus GS 200t specifically — the turbocharged 2.0L four (8AR-FTS) as it was built for this model year — so the clearances, torque values and service intervals you work to are the ones Lexus published for this car, not figures carried over from a neighboring year or from a different engine in the GS range.
Engines
- 2.0L l4 GAS Turbocharged
Trims
- Base
- F Sport
Known issues on the 2016 GS 200t. No recalls are on federal record for the 2016 GS 200t. Owners have filed 2 complaints for the year, and Lexus has issued 72 technical service bulletins, so nearly everything documented on this car sits in bulletin work rather than in safety campaigns. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind the systems those bulletins address are here.
Whether the job is a bulletin-flagged repair on the 8AR-FTS or a scheduled service on an F Sport, the procedure and the figure you work to are the OEM ones for this 2016 GS 200t.
INJECTOR MAINTENANCE REQUIRED MESSAGE SHOWS AT APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES SOON AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON AND BEFORE THE GEAR IS CHANGED TO DRIVE.
WHILE TRAVALING ON I-85 NORTH, IN CABARRUS COUNTY TOWARD GREENSBORO , NC, A WHITE MINI VAN STARTING RIDING CLOSE TO MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN PULLED BACK. APPROX 15 SECONDS LATER MY STEREO SWITCHED STATIONS AND THEN GOT VERY LOUD. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY DISPLAY SCREEN, VOLUME, STATION SELECTION, OFF/ON...ETC. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I SUSPECT THAT MY CAR STEREO WAS HANKED BY THE OCCUPANTS OF THE WHITE MINI VAN.
